Editing 1838 (section)

=== July–September ===
* [[July 4]] – In the United States, the [[Iowa Territory]] is formally established, following the signing of a bill by President [[Martin Van Buren]] on [[June 12]]. In addition to [[Iowa]], which will become a state on December 28, 1846, the Territory also includes most of what will become the states of [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]]. [[Robert Lucas (governor)|Robert Lucas]], former Governor of Ohio, takes office as the first Territorial Governor.<ref>"Iowa Territory Legal Materials", by David Hanson, in ''Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia'' (The Haworth Information Press, 2006) p388</ref> 
* [[August 1]] –  Most former slaves in the [[British Empire]] are released from apprenticeships, giving them full emancipation under terms of the [[Slavery Abolition Act 1833]].
* [[August 6]] – The Polytechnic Institution, predecessor of the [[University of Westminster]] and Britain's first [[Polytechnic (United Kingdom)|polytechnic]], opens in [[Regent Street]], London.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Westminster|url=http://beginnings.ioe.ac.uk/begswest.html|publisher=Beginnings Project|location=London|access-date=2011-02-09|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710231329/http://beginnings.ioe.ac.uk/begswest.html|archive-date=July 10, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[September 7]] – [[Grace Darling]] and her father rescue 13 survivors from the [[Forfarshire (ship)|''Forfarshire'']], off the [[Farne Islands]].
* [[September 18]] – The [[Anti-Corn Law League]] is established in Britain by [[Richard Cobden]].